No Vacation Nation

(Workers Independent News)The “no-vacation nation” – that’s the reputation the U.S. has in a world where nearly all rich industrialized countries guarantee workers paid vacation time. According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, 28 million U.S. workers – or one in four – don’t get any paid vacation time. European workers get a legally mandated minimum of at least 20 paid vacation days a year. On top of the guaranteed vacation time, most rich countries provide between 5 and 13 paid official holidays by law for their workers. The U.S. is the only advanced economy that does not guarantee any paid vacations for workers. Have a good Memorial Day weekend! January-February 2002 cover of Working People
- Doug Cunningham, Workers Independent News